Apparatus for laying conduit sections



. vliaterited July Umm 1 'Application fried 'December sJ 1925.. serial No; 74,13.

2.5 tailedfdescription l'to follow.'

YThe invention isi clearly defined and My improved apparatus iorlayingconduits is especiallyv desionedrby me for the laying of secticntal conduits of the type shoivnin my application for Letters Patent '5 iiled' November 18, 11925, vSerial No. 69,887 and I have illustrated my improvements as embodied and adapted for that purpose..l My Vvimproyei'nents are,"however, readily adapted and desirable for use in laying Vandv han@ dling conduits generally. l The main objects 'of this invention are: First, to provide anapparatus Vfor laying conduits in which conduits of large diameters, the sections of which are of considerable weight, may be laid with a minimum amount of manual labor or eiiort, the sectionsbeing Y lation.V 1 f easily aligned and brought into abutting rey Second, to provide an 'improved appa-*AV ratuston-the laying of Yconduitsections which minimizes breakage.l

`Objectsrelating to details and econo-mies' of Construction and operation of my invention will ldefinitely appear'roini de'- r pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preierr'edeiiibodiment of my invention is .illustrated in the v0 vaccompanying drawing, forming a partoiz this application, inivhich: Figlis a side-elevation ofv an appara-tus embodying the Eeaturesof my inventiomtlie parts being sectional Aand broken Iaway for .in convenience in illustration,- sections-cicori- Vduit being illustrated by dott-'ed lines. Y

Fig. Q is an end 4elevation looking from the leftyof Figl. Y. g Fig. 3 is a vertical section on :a line -cor- 40 responding to line 3-3 .of Fig.v1. i In the drawing similar reference char-acters refer' to similar parts throughout uthe y bodiinent of my invention which I have 'several views. I

Referring to the drawing, 1,V 1 represents l conduit sections such as are illustrated in my:

said application for'Letters Patent iiled .November'18, 1925, Serial No. 69,887. My improved conduit laying apparatus -comprises a supporting bar 2 preferably formed of a pair of spaced members Shaving' an integral overhanging suspending arm 4,

the arm being also formed of spaced meinbers 5, the members forming thel bar and the suspending arm beingintegral. These parts are connected byhhe' bolts 6 through.

the spacers 7 and 8.y e bearing members "gland, l@ for the shaft 1'1" 'constitute spacing 1 and conn-ectingmeinbers for the parts 2;

The'shat `11j is "provided`- with lgears .12 which support the segmental saddle 13, this U0 saddlehavin'g racks 14' resting on Vthe gears',

thfelrabks having'depen'ding brackets 15 gitudinally slottedat 16 toreceivefthe shaft;V

The'shaft has a vwoning-ear 17 at itsouter having a `hand wheel 20. This provides meansby whichthe saddle, Vevenwhen. supi' "porting a heavyV conduit'section, maybe easilyrocld laterally'and the worm provides aloclring means oriholdingtheparts in position. l y rRollers 21are arranged onth'e lunderside of" the suspendingfarm, the rollers being adapted `to travel on' top of the condiiit sectionfwhen v the suspending bar is intro-L duced therein. fk, A y

The suspending chain 22 is connected by thelinlc to the outer-end 012' the sui'spend-v ing arm, a link 24 having a.turnbuckleQ5v jeiitendingfromgthe base oi` `tliearin tothe 80 Y #chain-so4 that' :the supporting bar is held g in-afhorizontal position. The vconduit sections illustrated are pro# vided with upwardlyiacing hoolrs-26 and :the abutting end off, the {adjacent section has eyes 27'adapted toycoact withV these hooks so th'atthe parts engagewhenthe conduit sectionsare in abutting relation; Y

B mean-'s ofmyii'nproved apparatus the i' 'i I sectionsmay be brought into abutting relation: 'and shiftediby adjusting the vvsupport` ing saddle to bring' the engaging partsintoaligned relationandthis is desirable also. where .coupling means areiiot provided but it is .desired to register joint grooves yor the k95 like, fthe vdevice lbeing raised or lowered' by means Aof a cablefwhen in proper-relation. "I have iI'lusti'fa-ted ande. described an emw tion and-having an overhangng suspending supportingV bar 'liv' arni, said suspending arm beingprovided"V Withrollerson its inneriside, a suspending chain attached to tlieiendY of said arni, an` adpistable klink extending Vfrom saidr susi-A ipending' chain to Ythe .baser of said'arin, a

shaft Vdisposed longitudinally-'of saidY baiand-provided with pinions, i a Y segmental saddle Vprovided with racks resting on said pinions. said V,saddle having 'depending brackets Yslotted' to receive said shaft, an:

adjusting Worin, and a coactinp,` Worin `gear on Vsaid shaft whereby the shaft may he rotatably adjusted and'is held against'ro4- tationsVr f -Y 2. In van apparat-us the combination ot of the class des zribed, a supporting bar 'f adapted "to be introduced into a conduit section and having' an overhanging siispendingV arin,`V said suspending` arin" bein'gprovided fposed longitudinally ot said' bar andprok withV rollers on its inner side',.a shaft kdisvided with pini'ons, a segmental .saddle provided With racks resting` onrsaid pinions, said saddle having depending' brackets VslotteilV to receive said shaft, Vanradjusting @WorinVaiida coacting Worin gear Von lsaid shaft whereby the shaft may be rotatably adjusted and is held against rotation.

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination or" Y a supp orting4 'bar adapted to' be'introduced into a conduitsee- Y tion, arshatt disposed -longitiidinalb7 oifsaid Ythe bar Yand .provided With pinions, ase'gniental saddle providedv with racks resting` on said Vpinions, said fsaddle' having` `"dependingbracketsfslotted to receive said shaft,' an adjusting Worm, and a coacting Worin gear on saidjshaft whereby the shaft niay be rotatably adjusted and isjlieldagainst rota-Y tion. i 4. Iii-an AYcombination ot a supporting i bar adapted to be inti'odueedinto a Conduitjsection and .having an.overhanging suspending; Y farin, said suspending arm beingVv provided 'with rollers on its inner side, a suspending Y Y lateral adjustment, and

apparatus .of the class described,

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l 17,591,248Y j f combination ot a supporting 'bar adapted to be introduced into a conduitsection and having an overhangingsuspending arm, a suspeiidingchain attached to the end e' o1pw said arno', an adjustable link amending from said esuspendingv chain to the base off said' arni7 a saddleV mounted on said ai'rin 'for means tor KVadjust-ing' said saddle. g

6. In an apparatus ot the class described,

the combinationV of a supportingA bar adaptedto beV introduced into a conduit lsection,v a shaft disposedV longi'tudinalljyT ofsaid bar and provided with pinions, a sadd1 and means foractuating"isa-idY shaft.` y

7..Iu an apparatus ot' the class descfiio'ed7 the Combination of a supporting bar pro#v vided with Y an overhanging suspending Y ie pro-* V videdV with racks restingY onsaid `pinions,

erin, the arinbeing provided With rollers oii its innerfside, a shaft mountedv on said bar and provided with pinions, a saddle adjust- 'ably supported by said Vpinions'7 and ineans Y Jier rotating said shaft and loc zing it in its adjusted positions.

8. In an apparatus of the class described;-

the combination of supportingbar7 Ya shaft `mounted on said barV and provided;with

'pinionsf a saddle adjustably supported by'V i said )inions and means tor rotzuvin0V said ne. .7 Q.

shalt and locking it in its adgusted positions.

Y VIn anapparatus of theclassdeseribed,

the conibinationvof a supporting` bar, a shaft mounted thereon and provided with pinions,

a saddle .providedgivith racks restingon said i pinions, and a'ivorin ineansfor adjustingY said shaft disposed at the outer end otsaid' bar. i

l0. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination ofa supporting bar, a shatt mounted thereon and provided with pinions, saddle provided with racks resting on Ysaid pinions, and means Vfor adjusting 'said shaft.

`l1. In an apparatus ot the class described,

combination of a supportingp adapted tobe introduced` into a conduit seetion, a suspending lmeans :torsaid bar,l a saddle adjustablyniounted on said bar, and means for adjustingv said saddle and supporting it in its adjustedl positions.Y

In AWitness Vwhereof lI have hereunto set Davie D. Tailor. 

